H.R. 270 (112th): To provide for a 10 percent reduction in pay for Members of Congress, to make Federal civilian employees subject to a period of mandatory unpaid leave, to reduce appropriations for salaries and expenses for offices of the legislative branch during fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

Mr. Coffman of
Colorado introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House
Administration, and in addition to the Committees on
Oversight and Government
Reform and the
Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To provide for a 10 percent reduction in pay for Members
of Congress, to make Federal civilian employees subject to a period of
mandatory unpaid leave, to reduce appropriations for salaries and expenses for
offices of the legislative branch during fiscal year 2012, and for other
purposes.

1.

Reduction in pay for Members
of Congress

(a)

Reduction

Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the annual rate of pay for each Member of Congress shall be as follows:

(1)

For pay periods
during the period beginning October 1, 2011, and ending December 31, 2012, the
applicable rate in effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act.

(2)

For pay periods occurring during 2013, the
applicable rate during the period described in paragraph (1) reduced by 10
percent, rounded to the nearest multiple of $100 (or, if midway between
multiples of $100, to the next higher multiple of $100).

(3)

For subsequent pay periods, the applicable
rate during 2013, subject to adjustment under paragraph (2) of section 601(a)
of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31(2)).

(b)

Member of
Congress defined

For purposes
of this section, the term Member of Congress means an individual
serving in a position under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 601(a) of
the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31).

2.

Mandatory unpaid
leave

(a)

Provisions
relating to employees in the executive branch

(1)

In
general

The President shall by regulation provide that, during
fiscal year 2012, employees in the executive branch of the Government shall be
subject to—

(A)

a total of 2 weeks
of mandatory unpaid leave; or

(B)

the prorata
equivalent, in the case of employees serving for less than the entire fiscal
year.

(2)

Exceptions

The
regulations under paragraph (1) may provide for such exceptions as may be
necessary—

(A)

for reasons of
national security;

(B)

for reasons
relating to the public health or safety, including effective law enforcement;
or

(C)

for such other
reasons as the President considers necessary or appropriate.

(b)

Provisions
relating to employees in the judicial branch

The Director of the
Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall, by regulation, apply
this section to employees in the judicial branch of the Government.

(c)

Rule of
construction

Nothing in this section shall be considered to
require that mandatory unpaid leave be taken over a continuous period.

(d)

Employee
defined

For purposes of this section, the term
employee has the meaning given such term by section 2105 of title
5, United States Code.

3.

Reduction in
salaries and expenses for legislative branch offices

(a)

Reduction

The aggregate amount which may be
appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2012 for allowances
and expenses (including salaries) of any office of the legislative branch may
not exceed 96% of the aggregate amount appropriated or otherwise made available
for fiscal year 2011 for allowances and expenses of such office.

(b)

Exception for
Capitol Police

Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to the
United States Capitol Police.